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The project provides better quality water to the steam boilers with much lower total dissolved solids (TDS). The improved water quality will reduce the amount of steam blowdown that is required as the solids in the boiler will be far less; thus, this will save energy (gas) due to the reduced amount of 350 deg F water that is sent to drain. This also reduces the amount of chemicals that are needed to treat the water with high dissolved solids. The city water to the plant has a very high TDS; hardness is around 26 grains.

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This project does not directly empower those traditionally underrepresented in the leadership of the climate movement. However, it does indirectly through the creation of our Climate Action Plan, where diversity and environmental justice will be integrated throughout the report. Thus, this project will be one component, of many, to achieve carbon neutrality and integrate sustainability throughout the campus at Miami University.

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